Maynard rescues duckling from hawk’s clutches

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
May 24, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles

For Associate Director of Enrollment Ed Maynard, the rainy Monday was like any other day of the week as he strolled along from the main office towards his own office in admissions. That was until he spotted trouble and found himself barreling into the courtyard, waving his hands in the air, attempting... Read more »

NHS officers elected for upcoming school year

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
May 23, 2013
Filed under News, News Flashes

NHS Officers elected for upcoming school year After the candidates gave their speeches, the National Honor Society elected officers on May 17 in the auditorium for the upcoming school year. According to NHS moderator Paul Lazor, this year three people ran for president and two people ran for vice... Read more »

Juniors unfairly struggle due to testing

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
May 22, 2013
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion

Junior Amanda Reid quickly gathers her belongings from the lower gym after her nearly 5 hour long AP English exam. She only has five minutes till her Math final exam is supposed to begin. Stress and anxiety build up in her as she remembers all the make-up work she will have to do for the classes she... Read more »

Senior Project Snapshots: Daniel Kelble

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
May 8, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles, Uncategorized

Senior Daniel Kelble stands on the grass field and looks up into the glaring sun toward the rows of bleachers, but as he uses his hand to keep the sun out of his eyes, he sees what he was really looking for: the JC press box. For Kelble’s Senior Project, he is helping design and build a new press... Read more »

Students discover value of working on farms

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
February 26, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles, Off Campus, Uncategorized

The sun is beating down on senior Nathan Barringer’s back. It’s 97 degrees outside, and he is stuck in the middle of the field with no shade. As if that is not enough, he has been there since seven in the morning and won’t be finished until 11 o’clock at night. “You have to stack 200 bales... Read more »

Brueggemann interviews on local station in hopes of spreading the word

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
February 15, 2013
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, In the Community

Director of Enrollment Kim Brueggemann sits in the sound-proof recording studio. Her accessories are earphones and a microphone and she is positioned across from her interviewer. The man in the sound booth behind Bruggemann and her interviewer gives them the go ahead and their interview is off. Brueggemann... Read more »

The Patriot In-Depth: Students harvest different lessons from religion class

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
February 13, 2013
Filed under In-Depth

“The whole process of growing up is so complicated: trying to figure out who you are with your personality, your interests, your career aspirations, where to go to college, what kind of lifestyle you would like in the future, and what kind of person you want to be socially and spiritually. It’s all... Read more »

December Report Card: The Patriot turns the tables by grading the school on today’s issues

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
December 12, 2012
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion

Let them wear pants I have a dream, that one day this school will rise up and once again allow girls to wear pants. The complete injustice in the uniform guidelines is apparent in the fact that boys can wear khaki pants to school, but girls cannot. Women are equal to men and have the same needs. If... Read more »

O’Hara ventures to China to recruit students

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
December 10, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories, World News

President Richard O'Hara and World Languages teacher Sandi Seiler traveled to China for 10 days with the Cambridge Institute this November 2 to 13 to build and strengthen JC’s relationships with current parents and potential parents and students. The Cambridge Institute is a company that works to... Read more »

Every Student Has a Story: Erika Lipford

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
October 15, 2012
Filed under Every Student Has a Story, Lifestyles

Every two weeks, the Patriot will randomly pick a student from the directory, find out more about his or her life, and prove that every student has a story. Hissing and crackling, flames shot up 20 feet in the air. From the massive bonfire, light danced across the face of junior Erika Lipford as she... Read more »

DeVoe builds up the Theater Department

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
October 5, 2012
Filed under In the Community, Lifestyles

When Set Construction Chief Shawn DeVoe wakes up, one of the first things he does is turn on the TV and check the sports center. But if asked to choose between a Ravens game or a show at the Hippodrome, he does not answer the way people would expect him to. “I am an athlete through and through,... Read more »

Diet soda restricts student health options

Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
October 4, 2012
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion

When I was seven years old, I was able get myself breakfast in the morning.  Around nine, I could do my homework on my own, and at 13, I was able to establish my own bedtime. Now I’m 16 years old and can legally drive, but I am unable to choose the drink I want at lunch time.  Something just doesn’t... Read more »

Theater department makes it rain

Hope Kelly, In-Depth Editor
September 27, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories

Water will pour down as actors dance between the raindrops the first weekend in November. In the fall, JC will present the play “Singing in the Rain” with the help of cast, crew, Director Kim Brueggemann, Producer Laura E. Lang, and Assistant Director and Choreographer Larry Hensley. This play... Read more »